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13/08/2030, St Andrews, Birmingham, England
EFL Cup, Round 1
Birmingham Vs QPR

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: J Entwistle (GK) , B Toshack (CB) , B Garnier (CB) , S Kakon (RB) , B McCamey (LB) , D McNelly (CM) , A Carnegie (CM) , J Meredith (CDM) , G Bryars (CAM) , R Cook (ST) , S Stant (ST) And the subs are: B McCambridge (CB) , S Parry (CB) , S Cameron (CM) , D McNabb (CM) , G Jones (ST)

QPR play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Leonards (GK) , M Moffett (CB) , J Ekpoki (CB) , W McCall (CB) , A Fidler (RB) , L Merricks (LB) , A Platini (CDM) , F Dunlop (CAM) , B Buchan (RM) , B Phillips (LM) , A Liebenberg (ST) And the subs are: J Harding (CB) , R Fronczek (CB) , M Kenrick (CM) , D Gilmour (CM) , V Chancellor (ST)
Welcome to St Andrews in Birmingham, England where Birmingham City will face QPR.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 17725.

1' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

7' - Bruce Toshack passes to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon passes the ball to Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith passes to Billy Garnier.  Billy Garnier plays the ball to Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith whips in a cross, and manages to find Robert Cook.  Robert Cook attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

10' - Steven Leonards sees a run from Alec Liebenberg.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Alec Liebenberg is able to control the ball.  Alec Liebenberg attempts to chip the ball over the advancing Justin Entwistle...but the shot is saved by Justin Entwistle!  

14' - Justin Entwistle hits the ball long to Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith sees a run from Sean Stant.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Sean Stant is caught offside!  

24' - Benat Phillips plays a long ball to Jordan Ekpoki.  Jordan Ekpoki plays the ball to Andy Platini.  Andy Platini plays the ball to Bryn Buchan.  Billy Garnier dispossesses Bryn Buchan and gains possession for his team.  Billy Garnier hits the ball long to Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith passes to Robert Cook.  Robert Cook tries to beat Anthony Fidler using his ball skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

25' - Robert Cook spots a run from Sean Stant.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Sean Stant has strayed offside!  

27' - Benat Phillips finds Anthony Fidler with a long pass.  Anthony Fidler sees Frank Dunlop making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

30' - Frank Dunlop attempts to use his skills to beat Ashley Carnegie and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

31' - Frank Dunlop sees Bryn Buchan making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Bryn Buchan takes the ball.  Bryn Buchan looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a superb goal from Bryn Buchan for QPR!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

31' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

34' - Billy Garnier plays a short pass to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon passes to Dave McNelly.  Frank Dunlop tackles Dave McNelly and takes the ball.  Frank Dunlop spots a run from Alec Liebenberg.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Alec Liebenberg runs on to the ball.  Alec Liebenberg tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

37' - Justin Entwistle passes a long ball to Blake McCamey.  William McCall dispossesses Blake McCamey and the ball goes loose.  George Bryars tries to beat Leo Merricks using his ball skills.  The opposing player is unable to stop George Bryars who takes the ball forward!  

37' - George Bryars tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and George Bryars scores!  That's a brilliant goal from the Birmingham player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

38' - QPR kick the ball off for the restart.  

42' - Andy Platini passes the ball to Anthony Fidler.  Anthony Fidler passes to Andy Platini.  Andy Platini chips a long ball to Frank Dunlop.  Frank Dunlop tries to hit a long range shot...but Justin Entwistle manages to stop the shot!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - QPR kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Dave McNelly runs with the ball, beating William McCall.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jordan Ekpoki is going to be taken off.  Rich Fronczek is going to be brought on.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Andy Platini will come off.  Davie Gilmour is brought on from the bench.  

53' - Robert Cook tries to use ball skills to beat Rich Fronczek.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

55' - Robert Cook looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Robert Cook is going to be taken off.  Gareth Jones is going to be brought on.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  George Bryars is going to be taken off.  Stuart Cameron joins the game from the bench.  

59' - William McCall sees Frank Dunlop making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Frank Dunlop runs on to the ball.  Frank Dunlop takes a shot...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  That will be a corner for  QPR.  Anthony Fidler places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Blake McCamey.  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Matt Moffett is going to be taken off.  Jordan Harding is brought on from the bench.  

63' - Bryn Buchan looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Justin Entwistle!  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Billy Garnier is going to be taken off.  Bruce McCambridge joins the game from the bench.  

68' - Davie Gilmour brings the ball forward, outpacing Jonathan Meredith.  

70' - Gareth Jones successfully tackles Davie Gilmour and takes possession.  Birmingham launch a counter attack.  Gareth Jones attempts to use his skills to beat William McCall and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

72' - Rich Fronczek spots a run from Frank Dunlop.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

76' - Ashley Carnegie plays a long pass to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly finds Stuart Cameron with a short pass.  Stuart Cameron sees Sean Stant making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman signals for offside!  

78' - Benat Phillips hits the ball long to Anthony Fidler.  Anthony Fidler hits a shot from distance towards goal...but Justin Entwistle manages to stop the shot!  

79' - Justin Entwistle sees a run from Stuart Cameron.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Stuart Cameron runs on to the ball.  Stuart Cameron tries to cutback, but Frank Dunlop intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

81' - Frank Dunlop sees Bryn Buchan making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Bryn Buchan is able to take the ball.  Bryn Buchan tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Jonathan Meredith is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

83' - Bryn Buchan chips a long ball to Davie Gilmour.  Davie Gilmour tries to use ball skills to beat Bruce Toshack and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

91' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

96' - Bruce McCambridge plays the ball to Bruce Toshack.  Bruce Toshack passes to Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith passes to Gareth Jones.  Gareth Jones spots a run from Dave McNelly.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Dave McNelly runs on to the ball.  Dave McNelly attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Steven Leonards stops the shot!  

97' - Steven Leonards spots a run from Frank Dunlop.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Frank Dunlop is caught offside!  

103' - Ashley Carnegie slides the ball to Bruce Toshack.  Bruce Toshack plays a long pass to Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith slides the ball to Ashley Carnegie.  Ashley Carnegie plays the ball to Stuart Cameron.  Stuart Cameron hits the ball from outside the area towards goal...and its in! Its a goal for Birmingham!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

103' - QPR kick the ball off for the restart.  

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

107' - QPR kick the ball off for the restart.  

109' - Benat Phillips slides the ball to Davie Gilmour.  Davie Gilmour passes the ball to Frank Dunlop.  With a turn of pace, Frank Dunlop beats Stuart Cameron.  

110' - Frank Dunlop sees Bryn Buchan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Bryn Buchan takes the ball.  Bryn Buchan attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

117' - Rich Fronczek sees Alec Liebenberg making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Alec Liebenberg runs on to the ball.  Alec Liebenberg attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 



The match has ended Birmingham City 2 - 1 QPR.